What is Waste factor?
Definition. Extra material added to the measured roof area to cover cuts at hips, valleys, rakes and starter courses. It is often around 10 percent on simple gable roofs and higher on cut up hip roofs with many valleys. Too little waste on an estimate leaves the job short of shingles.
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What is a roof insurance supplement, and what usually gets missed?A roof supplement adds items the first estimate missed: drip edge, starter, ice and water, steep and high charHow do you read an Xactimate roof estimate from your insurance company?Reading an Xactimate roof estimate: line items, SQ, LF and EA units, remove vs replace, waste, regional monthl
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